Angel Escobar

CALLER-TIMES FILE Angel Escobar (left) gives the Officer of the Year Award to police officer Patrick McMenamy (center) in January 2011 along with former police Chief Troy Riggs. Escobar served as city manager for 2 1/2 years before retiring in March 2011.

Caller-Times File Former City Manager Angel Escobar talks about plans for the new entry arch on North Beach during a groundbreaking ceremony in 2011.

2011 Corpus Christi Caller-Times

CALLER-TIMES FILE Escobar worked for the city for 22 years.

Caller-Times file Former City Manager Angel Escobar is hounded by reporters and photographers after he held a brief news conference to announce the retirement of Police Chief Bryan Smith in November 2008. Escobar, who died Tuesday, dealt with several public debates, including Smith's retirement, the Memorial Coliseum, budget cuts and problems in the city's water department.